Blurring the boundaries between reality and imagination
Startup Stories Tell us about your startup At CeneReality, we’re not just a startup; we’re visionaries in the realm of immersive tech, pioneering the uncharted territories of virtual and augmented reality. Our mission? Empowering businesses to leap into the next digital frontier, elevating their narratives in a world where reality meets imagination. Our essence revolves around designing spaces that aren’t just virtual but are alive, dynamic, and 100% interactive. As digital explorers, we see a...
Russia’s 2035 telecoms strategy seeks to tackle 5G spectrum woes
News The drafted legislation would see a mechanism created to share spectrum between the military, state security services, and commercial operators, even granting the military emergency powers to shut down networks A new draft of Russian’s 2035 telecommunications strategy could see the Russian military gain significant powers over civilian mobile networks, including the right to disable them if a state emergency is declared. According to a report from Kommersant, the new bill includes a new...
Business ISP Connectus Secure Safe Contractor Accreditation for Fibre Build
Business focused UK ISP and Managed Service Provider (MSP) Connectus, which is also busy building a gigabit-capable full fibre broadband network to several sites, has been awarded Safe Contractor accreditation following a lengthy and detailed audit of all their existing safety systems. The award is a fairly common one for operator’s to pursue when they’re […]
ASA Bans Ads for UK ISP 6G Internet Over 6G Mobile Confusion
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned several adverts for UK fixed wireless broadband ISP 6G Internet (IX Wireless) after they were found to have caused confusing by “misleadingly implying that a sixth-generation mobile network existed and was able to be used by consumers.” Awkward. The provider, which has previously spoken of an aspiration to […]
Liberty Global and Infosys sign $1.64bn Horizon deal
News The deal deepens the relationship between the two firms, who have worked together since 2020 Infosys, India’s second largest IT services company, has signed a five-year contract with Liberty Global to provide Liberty with services worth $1.64 billion. The deal has the potential to be extended by an additional three years, and if so, will be worth $2.3 billion. The deal is an expansion of a pre-existing agreement established in 2020, in which Infosys supports Liberty Global’s various...
2Africa cable lands in Mozambique
Press Release 2Africa, the largest submarine cable system in the world, was officially launched today in Mozambique, 15th August, in the city of Nacala-Porto. A first-of-its-kind data centre was also officially opened today by project partner, Master Power Technologies. This is the first submarine cable to land in the north of the country. It promises greater internet capacity and accelerated connectivity for Vodacom customers, supporting the growing digital economy in Mozambique. Through this...
Truespeed Grows Full Fibre Cover to 91,000 Premises in England
Rural UK broadband ISP Truespeed, which is deploying a 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to homes in the South West of England (mostly in Devon, Wiltshire and Somerset), has revealed that they’ve now covered 91,000 premises (up from 75k in May 2023) and have over 17,000 customers (up from 15k). The operator, which holds an […]
Survey Claims Majority of Brits Won’t Share WiFi with Neighbours
A new survey of over 1,000 UK people, which was conducted by ExpressVPN, has found that 59% of respondents do not trust their neighbours with access to their home broadband ISP network via Wi-Fi and seemingly for good reasons – linked to privacy and security. But we assume this means 41% would still trust their […]
BT signs seven-year network modernisation deal with NATS
News The newly signed contract will strengthen the technological infrastructure of National Air Traffic Services (NATS), which manages more than 2.5 million UK flights each year A new deal between BT and NATS will see the UK telecoms giant upgrade the air traffic control specialist’s critical data network and cybersecurity systems across numerous sites. NATS manages all UK airspace from two air traffic control centres and provides air traffic services to 14 UK airports. As part of the...
Verizon gains full access to C-band after satellite exodus
News The operator has gained access to all of the spectrum it purchased at auction roughly four months ahead of schedule Back in 2021, Verizon paid a whopping $45.5 billion at auction for 5G spectrum in the C-band, planning on using it at the backbone of their national 5G network. However, there was a catch: some of the spectrum was currently being used by satellite operators, like Intelsat and SES, to provide video and radio services. Thankfully, this issue had been foreseen well in advance...